A visit to the Golconda Fort...

First cross on the list of tourist places at hyderabad and it could be nothing better than the gigantic & royal Golconda Fort.

After a night out and watching two movies without a break till 6:00 am, it was hard to

goose-up.I woke up at 8:45 am ,the hangover of the nightout was teribble.The dialogues of the movie were still reverberating in my ears.But finaly I convinced myself and thought if we continue the same attitude,we'll end up showing a dull face with lots of excuse when everyone who would ask did u visit golconda and ramoji during your stay in hyderabad?

So we went for it.It was actualy not too far from the IIIT campus.It costs only around Rs15 if u take the state RTC bus and in around 50 mins we were standing right in the front of the main entrance of the fort.There was ticket of Rs 5 per head.

Golconda was actually the capital city of the Golkonda which was ruined by the mughals . Golconda got its name from the telugu word "Golla+konda" which means Shepherd's Hill.Golconda city spans over a large area in south-western hyderabad and contains the fort in the centre.The fort was mainly constructed by the Qutub Shahi Kings.Before the advent the whole deccan was ruled from the Golconda Fort.The main attraction of the fort is the acoustic system,water supply and ventilation system.A living example of the sophistication and expertise of the architects and the engineers of ancient times.The fort is so big that it takes 3-4 hrs for a thorough visit.If you are meticulous kinda person who likes to go deep in the intricacies of the architecture it can take days too.We are not so it only took 2hrs to us to visit.The main highlight of the fort is the light and sound show,but unfortunately it starts at 7 in the evening so we missed it.So we are planning for revisit.Nonethless, it was very nice experience for me and I enjoyed a lot there.I hope more this visit to golconda will initiate a chain reaction and the crosses in the list will increase expnentialy....Amen...